Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1882 |
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... Michigan , in charge of Maj . Walter McFarland , Corps of Engineers . This work is situated on the west bank of the Detroit River , within the limits of the city of Detroit , and commands the passage of the Detroit River . It is a ...
... Michigan , in charge of Maj . Walter McFarland , Corps of Engineers . This work is situated on the west bank of the Detroit River , within the limits of the city of Detroit , and commands the passage of the Detroit River . It is a ...
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... MICHIGAN , NORTH OF MILWAUKEE , WISCONSIN . Officer in charge , Maj . Henry M. Robert , Corps of Engineers . 1. Ontonagon Harbor , Michigan . - Previous to the improvement of this harbor , the entrance at the mouth of the river was ...
... MICHIGAN , NORTH OF MILWAUKEE , WISCONSIN . Officer in charge , Maj . Henry M. Robert , Corps of Engineers . 1. Ontonagon Harbor , Michigan . - Previous to the improvement of this harbor , the entrance at the mouth of the river was ...
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... Michigan . — The entrance to this harbor was originally obstructed by a rocky reef , having about 9 feet of water at the shoalest point . The project for its improvement was adopted in 1866 and mod- ified in 1868 , 1874 , and 1877. It ...
... Michigan . — The entrance to this harbor was originally obstructed by a rocky reef , having about 9 feet of water at the shoalest point . The project for its improvement was adopted in 1866 and mod- ified in 1868 , 1874 , and 1877. It ...
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... Michigan . - By the acts of 1880 and 1881 the sum of $ 6,000 was appropriated for this harbor in order to dredge a chan- nel of 150 feet width and 12 feet depth between piers built by a local lumbering company . Dredging was done to the ...
... Michigan . - By the acts of 1880 and 1881 the sum of $ 6,000 was appropriated for this harbor in order to dredge a chan- nel of 150 feet width and 12 feet depth between piers built by a local lumbering company . Dredging was done to the ...
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United States. War Department. 7. Menomonee Harbor , Michigan and Wisconsin . - The project for this harbor was adopted in 1871 , and modified in 1874 , its object being to afford a channel of navigable width and not less than 14 feet ...
United States. War Department. 7. Menomonee Harbor , Michigan and Wisconsin . - The project for this harbor was adopted in 1871 , and modified in 1874 , its object being to afford a channel of navigable width and not less than 14 feet ...
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Page 358 - ... at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge...
Page 358 - ... shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge.
Page 367 - That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same. SEC.
Page 357 - That any bridge constructed under this Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes...
Page 367 - And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river...
Page 357 - ... of them, desiring such use, shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties.
Page 364 - ... location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the current at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream...
Page 363 - That any bridge built under this act and subject to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge...
Page 371 - ... shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for...
Page 371 - That any bridge constructed under this act, and according to its limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...